PARK CITY, Utah — There's something a little gay about close male friendships, but don't tell heterosexual men that. That homoerotic tension, lingering just below the surface, is what popularized the phrase "no homo" — for two men to show physical affection for one another is to invite a gay reading. And depending on how progressive the men involved are, this sort of ambiguity can be perceived as either totally harmless or terrifying.

Cinematic relationships between male friends are often fraught with sexual tension: Traditionally speaking, it goes unspoken. In Top Gun — to cite one of the more obvious examples — the relationship between Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Iceman (Val Kilmer) is so sexually charged that the film is frequently regarded as a campy gay classic. There are countless other cinematic male friendships that fall into a similar category, some more deliberate than others: Though never consummated, Plato (Sal Mineo) has overt romantic feelings for Jim (James Dean) in Rebel Without a Cause.

The 2000s ushered in the bromance genre: Films like Superbad, I Love You, Man, 21 Jump Street, and This Is the End ramped up the homoerotic subtext but still kept things heterosexual. The gay stuff was, at worst, played for laughs or, at best, acknowledged as a natural aspect of close male friendships. Of course these men love each other and maybe it goes deeper — "not that there's anything wrong with that," to borrow a phrase from Seinfeld. But while small-minded people might assume that they're fucking, these bros are just really comfortable with their heterosexuality and masculinity. The homoerotic subtext to homosocial relationships — by definition, nonsexual bonds between men — remains intact without anyone having to cross the line.

But it's 2015: Films no longer need to rest as heavily on subtext, when the text itself can explore that familiar (and for many men, uncomfortable) slippage between the homosocial and the homoerotic. At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, two movies in particular delved into the mostly uncharted terrain of male sexual fluidity. While not ostensibly "gay movies" — an outdated designation that nonetheless still has an effect on marketability — The D Train and The Overnight present platonic male friendships where, for one reason or another, sex is not off the table.

The D Train

In The D Train, which premiered Jan. 23 at Sundance, Jack Black plays Dan Landsman, a schlubby loser overly fixated on his 20-year high school reunion. When he stumbles upon a commercial featuring his old classmate Oliver Lawless (James Marsden), he becomes obsessed with getting Oliver to come to the reunion. Dan believes that netting a famous actor like Oliver — here it's worth noting that his conception of "fame" is deeply flawed — will inspire others to show up at the reunion.

And here's where the SPOILER WARNING comes into play. Dan cons his way into a "work" trip to Los Angeles, where he thrusts himself on Oliver and flatters his way into Oliver's sad Hollywood lifestyle: lots of drinking, cocaine, and pretending to know Dermot Mulroney. After a couple nights of debauchery, Dan finds himself at Oliver's apartment. What happens next might be considered a twist, but it's so central to the plot of The D Train that it seems silly to keep it under wraps. Suffice it to say Dan returns home from L.A. feeling more intimate with Oliver than ever before and wondering what it all means.

This is not a film about discovering one's sexuality. Early on, Oliver explains that he doesn't like labels, and that he sleeps with men and women. And while Dan's gay dalliance might suggest that he's not 100% straight, figuring out where he falls on the Kinsey scale is beside the point. There's also no gay panic in the film: Sex, whatever the context, is what it is. It's not so much about why sex happens but that it does: Sometimes the closeness between two male friends takes a turn, a reality that straight men nervously distance themselves from, and that is rarely depicted on-screen. The particular relationship between Dan and Oliver recalls the Plato-Jim dynamic in Rebel. There's always something innately sexual about hero worship, whether or not it gets consummated.

]]>Louis Peitzmanhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/two-sundance-movies-challenge-the-straightness-of-heterosexuThu, 29 Jan 2015 02:16:06 -0500<b>In <em>The D Train</em> and <em>The Overnight</em>, male sexual fluidity is just a fact of life.</b> Warning: SPOILERS for two upcoming films ahead.louispeitzmannonadultnonadultPARK CITY, Utah — There's something a little gay about close male friendships, but don't tell heterosexual men that. That homoerotic tension, lingering just below the surface, is what popularized the phrase "no homo" — for two men to show physical affection for one another is to invite a gay reading. And depending on how progressive the men involved are, this sort of ambiguity can be perceived as either totally harmless or terrifying.
Cinematic relationships between male friends are often fraught with sexual tension: Traditionally speaking, it goes unspoken. In <em>Top Gun</em> — to cite one of the more obvious examples — the relationship between Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Iceman (Val Kilmer) is so sexually charged that the film is frequently regarded as a campy gay classic. There are countless other cinematic male friendships that fall into a similar category, some more deliberate than others: Though never consummated, Plato (Sal Mineo) has overt romantic feelings for Jim (James Dean) in <em>Rebel Without a Cause</em>.
The 2000s ushered in the bromance genre: Films like <em>Superbad</em>, <em>I Love You, Man</em>, <em>21 Jump Street</em>, and <em>This Is the End</em> ramped up the homoerotic subtext but still kept things heterosexual. The gay stuff was, at worst, played for laughs or, at best, acknowledged as a natural aspect of close male friendships. Of course these men love each other and maybe it goes deeper — "not that there's anything wrong with that," to borrow a phrase from <i>Seinfeld</i>. But while small-minded people might assume that they're fucking, these bros are just really comfortable with their heterosexuality and masculinity. The homoerotic subtext to homosocial relationships — by definition, nonsexual bonds between men — remains intact without anyone having to cross the line.
But it's 2015: Films no longer need to rest as heavily on subtext, when the text itself can explore that familiar (and for many men, uncomfortable) slippage between the homosocial and the homoerotic. At the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, two movies in particular delved into the mostly uncharted terrain of male sexual fluidity. While not ostensibly "gay movies" — an outdated designation that nonetheless still has an effect on marketability — <em>The D Train</em> and <em>The Overnight</em> present platonic male friendships where, for one reason or another, sex is not off the table.nonadultnonadultIn <em>The D Train</em>, which premiered Jan. 23 at Sundance, Jack Black plays Dan Landsman, a schlubby loser overly fixated on his 20-year high school reunion. When he stumbles upon a commercial featuring his old classmate Oliver Lawless (James Marsden), he becomes obsessed with getting Oliver to come to the reunion. Dan believes that netting a famous actor like Oliver — here it's worth noting that his conception of "fame" is deeply flawed — will inspire others to show up at the reunion.
And here's where the SPOILER WARNING comes into play. Dan cons his way into a "work" trip to Los Angeles, where he thrusts himself on Oliver and flatters his way into Oliver's sad Hollywood lifestyle: lots of drinking, cocaine, and pretending to know Dermot Mulroney. After a couple nights of debauchery, Dan finds himself at Oliver's apartment. What happens next might be considered a twist, but it's so central to the plot of <em>The D Train</em> that it seems silly to keep it under wraps. Suffice it to say Dan returns home from L.A. feeling more intimate with Oliver than ever before and wondering what it all means.
This is not a film about discovering one's sexuality. Early on, Oliver explains that he doesn't like labels, and that he sleeps with men and women. And while Dan's gay dalliance might suggest that he's not 100% straight, figuring out where he falls on the Kinsey scale is beside the point. There's also no gay panic in the film: Sex, whatever the context, is what it is. It's not so much about why sex happens but that it does: Sometimes the closeness between two male friends takes a turn, a reality that straight men nervously distance themselves from, and that is rarely depicted on-screen. The particular relationship between Dan and Oliver recalls the Plato-Jim dynamic in <em>Rebel</em>. There's always something innately sexual about hero worship, whether or not it gets consummated.nonadult<em>The Overnight</em> actor and executive producer Adam Scott and co-star Jason Schwartzman.nonadult<em>The Overnight</em>, which also premiered Friday at Sundance, is a different story, and talking about its homoeroticism is challenging without giving too much of the plot away. Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling) are new to Los Angeles and looking for friends. When their son RJ (R.J. Hermes) hits it off with another boy, Max (Max Moritt), they arrange a playdate for the kids and end up spending the night with Max's eccentric parents, Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) and Charlotte (Judith Godrèche). Long after the kids are asleep, the adults continue playing well past their bedtimes, and <em>The Overnight</em> becomes a hilarious and consistently surprising sex comedy.
As in <em>The D Train</em>, a conversation about sexual orientation never comes into play in <em>The Overnight</em>. The messy (naked) situations these characters find themselves in are more about curiosity and fun than about self-discovery. And while the act of coming out remains an important one for many queer people, there's something so refreshing about not talking, just doing. In these films, men slide from the homosocial to the homoerotic with a whisper, not a bang. (Which is not to say there isn't banging too.)
Male sexual fluidity feels like an important new frontier in representation, and it's fitting that indie films are among the first to take the plunge. These movies tend to be more about themes and feelings than rigid definitions: There is a certain freedom to making something noncommercial and outside of the mainstream that allows for the honest depiction of sexuality as a spectrum, not a binary. It was at Sundance in 2009 that Lynn Shelton's <em>Humpday</em> premiered, a film in which Ben (Mark Duplass) and Andrew (Joshua Leonard) plan a sexual encounter with little regard for their heterosexuality. These films take the question of why seemingly straight men would have sex with one another and answer it with a shrug.
Both <em>The D Train</em> and <em>The Overnight</em> have sold at Sundance, which means they're due for a theatrical release. Though still indies, they'll be spreading the idea of male sexual fluidity to a wider audience. For straight men in particular, the concept may continue to be threatening — it challenges the archaic but persistent notions of what it means to be a man. But as movies like <em>The D Train</em> and <em>The Overnight</em> remind us, there's no sense in denying the queer urges so many people feel — and the fact that the bond between two men, however straight they claim to be, is often begging to be consummated.nonadultThe New Movie That Features Unprecedented Full-Frontal Male Nudityhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/the-overnight-full-frontal-male-nudity-adam-scott?utm_term=4ldqpia
“I feel bad for anyone that paid for the movie hoping for boobs,” The Overnight’s writer-director Patrick Brice told BuzzFeed News at the Sundance Film Festival.

Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, and Jason Schwartzman in The Overnight.

The Overnight

PARK CITY, Utah — This year's Sundance Film Festival boasts the most sexualized lineup anyone can remember, with The D Train, The Bronze, Tangerine, and The Diary of a Teenage Girl all putting libidinal impulses at their centers.

But even in that libertine crowd, the penis party in The Overnight stands apart.

"I feel bad for anyone that paid for the movie hoping for boobs," the film's writer-director Patrick Brice told BuzzFeed News in an interview on Saturday.

When planning The Overnight with executive producer Mark Duplass, Brice remembered wondering aloud, "What if we made a movie that had more male nudity than female nudity? Why don't we subvert that convention when it comes to these kinds of movies?"

And subvert they did. There is one scene in The Overnight in which one of the female characters is topless, but it is later overshadowed completely by the movie's extensive full-frontal dudity (a term for on-screen male nudity coined by my former colleague Chris Lee).

The Overnight follows two Los Angeles couples — parents of young sons — who experience a wild night together. One couple, Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling), have recently moved from Seattle and are desperate for friends. The other, Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) and Charlotte (Judith Godrèche), are ensconced in a monied part of the city's Eastside, and volunteer to serve as new best friends and ambassadors for Alex and Emily, beginning with a dinner party at their well-appointed yet distinctly hipster mansion. The night is boisterous, drunken, and druggy, then weird and almost sinister, and finally, warm and touching.

There's a sexual undercurrent throughout, but to say in which directions it goes would be to spoil some of the movie's delights. When the penises appear, however, it is in an intentionally nonsexual context.

"A lot of times, when you see a sex comedy, they'll treat the characters as sex objects," Brice said. "I wanted to make a sex comedy where we weren't treating the characters like that."

At a turning point, Kurt suggests that the foursome go skinny-dipping and strips down to reveal a "goddamn horse cock," as Alex bitterly describes it to Emily. Alex is reluctant to take off his clothes because, as he tells his wife during their summit to decide whether to skinny-dip or not to skinny-dip, he's insecure about his own penis size. With that scene alone, which features Kurt and his penis swimming around unashamedly, The Overnight would have surpassed Forgetting Sarah Marshall in the male full-frontal department. But then, it goes further.

A bit later in the night, Kurt presses Alex and Emily about why they wouldn't strip and swim — and at that point, Alex decides to be honest about his insecurity. The admission soon turns into Kurt inspiring Alex to be proud of his penis and dance naked with the also-naked Kurt — it is screamingly funny, shocking, and truly unprecedented in Western cinema. And Eastern cinema too, I imagine. And porn, probably! (At least in this context.)

"It's a gag, but I also wasn't going to put it in unless it made sense, and hopefully have some pathos involved," said Brice. "It felt like a chance to mine new territory in that sense. I wanted to do it in a way that reflected a sensitivity that wasn't pointing at someone and laughing at him. I wanted this to be a real thing."

Still, there was plenty of laughter behind the scenes. "It was the best!" Brice said of the naked dance. "There's takes that are blown because our B-camera operator was laughing, and there was this shaking going on. Same with the butthole scene." (Reader, you will have to see the movie, which is seeking distribution at Sundance, to find out about "the butthole scene.")

As for the penises themselves, Scott, who also served as an executive producer on The Overnight, addressed the elephant in the room during the Q&A after The Overnight's Sundance Film Festival premiere on Friday. "Let's make this clear right now: They were both prosthetics."

Yes, a prosthetics company created them. But how did Brice go about imagining them? He, Duplass, and Naomi Scott, The Overnight's producer (and Adam's wife), extensively discussed "how big the big one should be, and how small the small one should be," he remembered. "I think I'm happy with the size we ended up with on both ends. We didn't want to make it astronomically insane."

And no, Alex's is not a micropenis, either. Just smaller than average. "We were like, we don't want this guy to have, like, a medical condition," said Brice. "And we wanted you to be able to see it in that shot. That will be the sequel, I guess. The return of the micropenis!"

]]>Kate Aurthurhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/the-overnight-full-frontal-male-nudity-adam-scottSun, 25 Jan 2015 10:00:11 -0500<b>"I feel bad for anyone that paid for the movie hoping for boobs," <i>The Overnight</i>'s writer-director Patrick Brice told BuzzFeed News at the Sundance Film Festival.</b>kateaurthurnonadultAdam Scott, Taylor Schilling, and Jason Schwartzman in <i>The Overnight</i>.nonadultPARK CITY, Utah — This year's Sundance Film Festival boasts the most sexualized lineup anyone can remember, with <i>The D Train</i>, <i>The Bronze</i>, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/tangerine-sundance#.lc1NX42Gq1"><i>Tangerine</i></a>, and <i>The Diary of a Teenage Girl</i> all putting libidinal impulses at their centers.
But even in that libertine crowd, the penis party in <i>The Overnight</i> stands apart.
"I feel bad for anyone that paid for the movie hoping for boobs," the film's writer-director Patrick Brice told BuzzFeed News in an interview on Saturday.
When planning <i>The Overnight</i> with executive producer Mark Duplass, Brice remembered wondering aloud, "What if we made a movie that had more male nudity than female nudity? Why don't we <i>subvert</i> that convention when it comes to these kinds of movies?"
And subvert they did. There is one scene in <i>The Overnight</i> in which one of the female characters is topless, but it is later overshadowed completely by the movie's extensive full-frontal dudity (a <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/more-hollywood-actors-are-going-full-frontal-66523">term</a> for on-screen male nudity coined by my former colleague Chris Lee).
<i>The Overnight</i> follows two Los Angeles couples — parents of young sons — who experience a wild night together. One couple, Alex (Adam Scott) and Emily (Taylor Schilling), have recently moved from Seattle and are desperate for friends. The other, Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) and Charlotte (Judith Godrèche), are ensconced in a monied part of the city's Eastside, and volunteer to serve as new best friends and ambassadors for Alex and Emily, beginning with a dinner party at their well-appointed yet distinctly hipster mansion. The night is boisterous, drunken, and druggy, then weird and almost sinister, and finally, warm and touching.
There's a sexual undercurrent throughout, but to say in which directions it goes would be to spoil some of the movie's delights. When the penises appear, however, it is in an intentionally nonsexual context.
"A lot of times, when you see a sex comedy, they'll treat the characters as sex objects," Brice said. "I wanted to make a sex comedy where we <i>weren't</i> treating the characters like that."
At a turning point, Kurt suggests that the foursome go skinny-dipping and strips down to reveal a "goddamn horse cock," as Alex bitterly describes it to Emily. Alex is reluctant to take off his clothes because, as he tells his wife during their summit to decide whether to skinny-dip or not to skinny-dip, he's insecure about his own penis size. With that scene alone, which features Kurt and his penis swimming around unashamedly, <i>The Overnight</i> would have surpassed <i>Forgetting Sarah Marshall</i> in the male full-frontal department. But then, it goes further.nonadult<i>The Overnight</i> actor Judith Godrèche, writer/director Patrick Brice, producer Naomi Scott, actor/executive producer Adam Scott, and actor Jason Schwartzman at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 23 in Park City, Utah.nonadultA bit later in the night, Kurt presses Alex and Emily about why they wouldn't strip and swim — and at that point, Alex decides to be honest about his insecurity. The admission soon turns into Kurt inspiring Alex to be proud of his penis and dance naked with the also-naked Kurt — it is screamingly funny, shocking, and truly unprecedented in Western cinema. And Eastern cinema too, I imagine. And porn, probably! (At least in this context.)
"It's a gag, but I also wasn't going to put it in unless it made sense, and hopefully have some pathos involved," said Brice. "It felt like a chance to mine new territory in that sense. I wanted to do it in a way that reflected a sensitivity that wasn't pointing at someone and laughing at him. I wanted this to be a real thing."
Still, there was plenty of laughter behind the scenes. "It was the best!" Brice said of the naked dance. "There's takes that are blown because our B-camera operator was laughing, and there was this shaking going on. Same with the butthole scene." (Reader, you will have to see the movie, which is seeking distribution at Sundance, to find out about "the butthole scene.")
As for the penises themselves, Scott, who also served as an executive producer on <i>The Overnight</i>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KateAurthur/status/558773962847444992">addressed</a> the elephant in the room during the Q&amp;A after <i>The Overnight</i>'s Sundance Film Festival premiere on Friday. "Let's make this clear right now: They were both prosthetics."
Yes, a prosthetics company created them. But how did Brice go about imagining them? He, Duplass, and Naomi Scott, <i>The Overnight</i>'s producer (and Adam's wife), extensively discussed "how big the big one should be, and how small the small one should be," he remembered. "I think I'm happy with the size we ended up with on both ends. We didn't want to make it astronomically insane."
And no, Alex's is not a <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/14-women-tell-what-its-like-having-sex-with-a-micropenis#.krWZeElnGY">micropenis</a>, either. Just smaller than average. "We were like, we don't want this guy to have, like, a medical condition," said Brice. "And we wanted you to be able to <i>see it</i> in that shot. That will be the sequel, I guess. The return of the micropenis!"nonadultnonadult6 Lessons Elisabeth Moss Has Learned From Not Playing "Just The Girlfriend"http://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/what-elisabeth-moss-has-learned-from-her-characters?utm_term=4ldqpia
“Who Peggy is eventually is what gets her to where she is,” Moss told BuzzFeed News of her Mad Men character.

Jason Kempin / Getty Images

Elisabeth Moss has been acting for more than two decades, and as she's grown up on screen, she's been very careful about the women she's chosen to portray. "I have no interest in playing just the girlfriend or just the wife or anything like that," she told BuzzFeed News in a recent phone interview. "I'm very much interested in telling stories of complex human beings."

The latest complex human being she's taken on is Ashley in Alex Ross Perry's third feature film, Listen Up Philip, a photographer who's dealing with the dissolution of her relationship with incredibly narcissistic novelist Philip (Jason Schwartzman). "I felt like she was an interesting, complex, flawed, well-rounded character in her own right," Moss said of Ashley. "I loved the idea that you saw her relationship with Philip and that part of her life, but then you got to go see what effect that had on her life. And I loved the conceit, if you will, of showing the title character for the first 30, 40 pages or whatever, and then abandoning him and going off and showing this other character and then following her story."

Moss said she learned a lot from Ashley's story, so BuzzFeed News asked the actor to share the valuable lessons she's taken away from playing female characters who aren't defined by the men around them.

Ashley, Listen Up Philip

Tribeca Film

"In a way, what I was trying to portray was something I learned in my life from my own relationships," Moss said, noting that "it's very difficult to tell what you're learning from these characters and what you're putting into them."

"The thing that interested me about Ashley in that relationship and the consequent breakup was that idea that sometimes you have to get away from somebody before you realize how unhappy they make you," she said with a laugh. "And then, you get a break from them and you're like, Oh, wait. I'm actually pretty happy without you. This is actually better. I like it better when you're not here. You get so wrapped up in the drama of it and who's right and who's wrong and all of that kind of thing that you forget... One of my best friends has a great thing that she's said to me, which is, 'In a relationship, are you happy?' Because really, that's what it all comes down to. Does this person make you happy?"

In the end, Philip didn't do that for Ashley. "Regardless of whether they're a good person or a bad person or whatever, they're not good for each other. And that's, in the end, what matters," Moss said. "And I feel like that's something I learned from Ashley, honestly. For sure. And it's something that I kind of knew and I had experienced, but it was really sent home playing that character and having to analyze it in that way. And I think what's great is that, by the end of Ashley's story, she doesn't hate Philip. She's not even angry at him anymore. And I think that was one of the most interesting things for me — [it] is this idea of when you're truly over somebody, you're not even mad anymore. You don't even care. You're just like, You're just the way that you are, and I don't even care anymore. That's truly the sign that you're done," she said with a laugh.

]]>Jaimie Etkinhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/what-elisabeth-moss-has-learned-from-her-charactersThu, 16 Oct 2014 16:30:12 -0400<b>"Who Peggy is eventually is what gets her to where she is," Moss told BuzzFeed News of her <i>Mad Men</i> character.</b>jaimieetkinnonadultnonadultElisabeth Moss has been acting for more than two decades, and as she's grown up on screen, she&#39;s been very careful about the women she&#39;s chosen to portray. "I have no interest in playing just the girlfriend or just the wife or anything like that," she told BuzzFeed News in a recent phone interview. "I&#39;m very much interested in telling stories of complex human beings."
The latest complex human being she&#39;s taken on is Ashley in Alex Ross Perry&#39;s third feature film, <i>Listen Up Philip</i>, a photographer who&#39;s dealing with the dissolution of her relationship with incredibly narcissistic novelist Philip (Jason Schwartzman). "I felt like she was an interesting, complex, flawed, well-rounded character in her own right," Moss said of Ashley. "I loved the idea that you saw her relationship with Philip and that part of her life, but then you got to go see what effect that had on her life. And I loved the conceit, if you will, of showing the title character for the first 30, 40 pages or whatever, and then abandoning him and going off and showing this other character and then following her story."
Moss said she learned a lot from Ashley&#39;s story, so BuzzFeed News asked the actor to share the valuable lessons she&#39;s taken away from playing female characters who aren&#39;t defined by the men around them.nonadultnonadult"In a way, what I was trying to portray was something I learned in my life from my own relationships," Moss said, noting that "it's very difficult to tell what you&#39;re learning from these characters and what you&#39;re putting into them."
"The thing that interested me about Ashley in that relationship and the consequent breakup was that idea that sometimes you have to get away from somebody before you realize how unhappy they make you," she said with a laugh. "And then, you get a break from them and you&#39;re like, <i>Oh, wait. I&#39;m actually pretty happy without you. This is actually better. I like it better when you&#39;re not here.</i> You get so wrapped up in the drama of it and who&#39;s right and who&#39;s wrong and all of that kind of thing that you forget... One of my best friends has a great thing that she&#39;s said to me, which is, &#39;In a relationship, are you happy?&#39; Because really, that&#39;s what it all comes down to. Does this person make you happy?"
In the end, Philip didn&#39;t do that for Ashley. "Regardless of whether they&#39;re a good person or a bad person or whatever, they&#39;re not good for each other. And that&#39;s, in the end, what matters," Moss said. "And I feel like that&#39;s something I learned from Ashley, honestly. For sure. And it&#39;s something that I kind of knew and I had experienced, but it was really sent home playing that character and having to analyze it in that way. And I think what&#39;s great is that, by the end of Ashley&#39;s story, she doesn&#39;t hate Philip. She&#39;s not even angry at him anymore. And I think that was one of the most interesting things for me &mdash; [it] is this idea of when you&#39;re truly over somebody, you&#39;re not even mad anymore. You don&#39;t even care. You&#39;re just like, <i>You&#39;re just the way that you are, and I don&#39;t even care anymore.</i> That&#39;s truly the sign that you&#39;re done," she said with a laugh.nonadultnonadult"It's funny because <i>The One I Love</i> is what happens if you choose to stay, and <i>Listen Up Philip</i> is what happens if you choose to go. And I think that with <i>The One I Love</i>, that was really about looking at a relationship and going, <i>Is there something here that&#39;s worth fighting for? Maybe it&#39;s flawed, maybe it needs work, but is it worth that work?</i>" Moss said, noting that she&#39;s learned to ask that question in her own life. "And I think in Ashley&#39;s case, she did not feel like it was worth the work, but with Sophie and Ethan [Mark Duplass] in <i>The One I Love</i>, they decide it is."nonadultnonadult"The focus of that was so much, for [writer and director] Jane [Campion] and I, that Robin's search for Tui and her search for the truth of the Tui story was her quest in life," Moss said. "She just had such a knack for finding the truth and knowing when somebody was lying, and I think that was something I took away from that: Trusting your instincts, trusting when you know that you haven&#39;t gotten the truth, when you don&#39;t know the full story, and trusting that feeling that you get when you know that someone&#39;s not being honest with you and you just have that nagging feeling. And I think that Robin&#39;s quest for that definitely taught me something."nonadultnonadult"In a way this one's easiest because I did play her for so long so I know her the best out of all of them, I suppose," Moss said without hesitating. "Being true to yourself and being who you are, which is so cheesy, but it&#39;s the truth. It&#39;s such a good lesson and one that&#39;s often forgotten. Because who Peggy is eventually is what gets her to where she is. She doesn&#39;t change who she is. And even though she gets knocked around a lot and criticized and made fun of and money thrown in her face and all kinds of indignities, she keeps going and she believes in herself, and I think that that&#39;s something I will definitely take away from playing her."nonadultnonadult"The most important relationship for me personally, and for Zoey, was with her father. Obviously, I was involved in the part of the story that was about his family, so I think probably what I took away from that is how important family is. And how, regardless of what's happening on a much larger scale in the world, especially on a show like that, whatever happens, if something happens with your family, you drop everything and that is the most important thing."nonadultnonadult"Well, I do not have the authority to speak about mental illness, but I do know that in that character's case, she didn&#39;t feel like she had anyone. Obviously, she didn&#39;t feel like she could talk to anybody about what&#39;s going on in her head or what made her do that to herself or whatever made her decide to injure herself like that. She obviously felt like she couldn&#39;t talk to anybody about it. And so I think that&#39;s something that I took away from that: When you don&#39;t reach out for help, that&#39;s a very dark road to go down."nonadult"Game Of Thrones" Hip-Hop Mixtape Leads The Daily Linkshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kellycarey/daily-links-03-06-2014
Plus Oprah tries to reform LiLo, MMA is headed toward using real-life “RoboCop” suits, and 10 models who’ve failed beautifully at acting.

]]>Whitney Jeffersonhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/jason-schwartzmans-lost-thor-audtion-tapeMon, 30 Dec 2013 15:15:08 -0500<b>If only this were real.</b>whitneyjeffersonnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultWes Anderson's New Movie Trailer Is Filled With Your Favorite Wes Anderson Classicshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/grand-budapest-hotel-trailer-wes-anderson
The first look at Grand Budapest Hotel shows a charmingly original film chock-full of callbacks to the filmmaker’s signature players and details.

First, here is the trailer. Behold:

Following last summer's hit Moonrise Kingdom, Anderson returns with The Grand Budapest Hotel, which, according to the synopsis, "recounts the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend."

The movie comes out in March 2014, but if you've seen Anderson's other movies, you probably have a good idea of what to expect already.

The Pre-War Elevator

Like in The Royal Tenenbaums.

The Quick Bolt

See: The Life Aquatic, among others.

Trains!

The Darjeeling Limited was almost entirely set on a train; this new movie looks like it's about the people who ride in first class on the long-distance rail.

]]>Jordan Zakarinhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/grand-budapest-hotel-trailer-wes-andersonThu, 17 Oct 2013 12:45:07 -0400<b>The first look at <i>Grand Budapest Hotel</i> shows a charmingly original film chock-full of callbacks to the filmmaker&#39;s signature players and details.</b>jordanzakarinnonadultFollowing last summer&#39;s hit <i>Moonrise Kingdom</i>, Anderson returns with <i>The Grand Budapest Hotel</i>, which, according to the synopsis, "recounts the adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes), a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel, and Zero Moustafa (Tony Revolori), the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend."
The movie comes out in March 2014, but if you&#39;ve seen Anderson&#39;s other movies, you probably have a good idea of what to expect already.nonadultLike in <i>The Royal Tenenbaums</i>.nonadultSee: <i>The Life Aquatic</i>, among others.nonadult<i>The Darjeeling Limited</i> was almost entirely set on a train; this new movie looks like it&#39;s about the people who ride in first class on the long-distance rail.nonadultIn <i>The Royal Tenenbaums</i>, Gene Hackman&#39;s Royal isn&#39;t really dead &mdash; he&#39;s faking a terrible disease &mdash; but the shot is composed identically.nonadultSee: Rushmore Academy.nonadultIn <i>Moonrise Kingdom</i>, he is a scout leader, so he&#39;s graduated in this one.nonadultA staple since <i>Rushmore</i>.nonadultAfter debuting in <i>Rushmore</i>, he skipped two films, but has been present in each of Anderson&#39;s last four movies.nonadultThe original Anderson conspirator. He co-wrote <i>Bottle Rocket</i>, <i>Rushmore</i>, and <i>The Royal Tenenbaums</i>, while starring in <i>Rocket</i>, <i>Tenenbaums</i>, <i>The Life Aquatic</i>, <i>The Darjeeling Limited</i>, and <i>Fantastic Mr. Fox</i>.nonadult<i>Rushmore</i> and <i>Moonrise Kingdom</i> both launched young stars. Say hello to the latest Anderson find, Tony Revolori.nonadultHello, Steve Zissou.nonadultThe 17 Most Inspiring Hollywood Mustaches Of 2013 (So Far)http://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/hollywood-mustaches-of-2013-so-far
We’re well into the eighth month of the year, and we’ve been so overwhelmed by a flood of mighty and divine lip fur that it’s time we take stock. Goatees do not count; have some confidence in your ‘stache, damnit.

Nick Offerman

In terms of pure mustachioed impact, Nick is number one; he deserves a lifetime achievement award for his finely combed face bush. His is not the affect of a pseudo-eccentric artist, but the firm declaration of a manhood that seems to slipping from society today. He makes me want to go into the woods, cut down some trees and build a cabin, then fix the plumbing of everyone on my block, all before tucking into a mighty ribeye. Then meeting a fellow lumberjack for lunch.

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David Lowery

It would not be surprising if Lowery, the writer/director of Ain't Them Bodies Saints, shaved off the remaining hair on his head and used it to reinforce this incredibly thick lip fur. He looks like one of those old time boxers who tossed fisticuffs at traveling carnivals. This is an accomplishment and proof that hard work and a willingness to look silly for a while — growing it couldn't have been fun — pays off.

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James Earl Jones

An immensely accomplished thespian, JEJ almost looks like his mustache is taped on, so well-defined are his whiskers. If you're looking for dignified staches, look no further. Integrity defined.

Steve Harvey

Another supremely sculpted mustache, thick and fully engulfing the upper lip. Mr. Harvey just got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and let's not pretend that his brilliant bristle isn't a major source of his success.

]]>Jordan Zakarinhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jordanzakarin/hollywood-mustaches-of-2013-so-farThu, 22 Aug 2013 15:30:09 -0400<b>We&#39;re well into the eighth month of the year, and we&#39;ve been so overwhelmed by a flood of mighty and divine lip fur that it&#39;s time we take stock.</b> Goatees do <b>not</b> count; have some confidence in your &#39;stache, damnit.jordanzakarinnonadultIn terms of pure mustachioed impact, Nick is number one; he deserves a lifetime achievement award for his finely combed face bush. His is not the affect of a pseudo-eccentric artist, but the firm declaration of a manhood that seems to slipping from society today. He makes me want to go into the woods, cut down some trees and build a cabin, then fix the plumbing of everyone on my block, all before tucking into a mighty ribeye. Then meeting a fellow lumberjack for lunch.nonadultIt would not be surprising if Lowery, the writer/director of <i>Ain&#39;t Them Bodies Saints</i>, shaved off the remaining hair on his head and used it to reinforce this incredibly thick lip fur. He looks like one of those old time boxers who tossed fisticuffs at traveling carnivals. This is an <i>accomplishment</i> and proof that hard work and a willingness to look silly for a while &mdash; growing it couldn&#39;t have been fun &mdash; pays off.nonadultAn immensely accomplished thespian, JEJ almost looks like his mustache is taped on, so well-defined are his whiskers. If you&#39;re looking for dignified staches, look no further. Integrity defined.nonadultAnother supremely sculpted mustache, thick and fully engulfing the upper lip. Mr. Harvey just got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and let&#39;s not pretend that his brilliant bristle isn&#39;t a major source of his success.nonadultThis mustache is adjoined by chops and a lower labial spurt, but there is no chin strap, and nothing is connected, so let&#39;s count it. After all, this took careful planning by the British star, and it was a nice effort to avoid the paparazzo, even if it obviously <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/ewan-mcgregor-is-unrecognizable-with-his-mustache-and-goatee">didn&#39;t work out</a>.nonadultFind me someone who doesn&#39;t like Jason Schwartzman. Seriously, find me someone; I will sternly talk some sense into that obviously misguided soul. Jason is a gentle gift to show business, embodying all that is good in this world. That mustache is part of a package that just pushes you toward tenderness to your fellow human.nonadultA fictional mustache, sure, but no less important. It is the late &#39;60&#39;s, the world is in turmoil, and it seems like only Ginsberg is tapped into the global distress signals. If you ever worry that your life&#39;s work is vapid and useless, and that you&#39;re a cog in a corporate machine that will suck you dry and then toss you aside the moment you&#39;re tapped, wasting all of your precious potential and youth, well, Ginsberg is your man and your mustache.nonadultThe only double member of this list, Paul Rudd can shape his stache to convey a whole range of complicated emotions. In <i>Prince Avalanche</i>, his thick and angled mustache screams loneliness and confusion; his reborn <i>Anchorman</i> handlebar beams confidence, even if it&#39;s misguided. According to Paul Rudd&#39;s mustaches, it&#39;s okay to be complicated, which is an important message for us all.nonadultnonadultnonadultWith two hit movies this summer (<i>Before Midnight</i> and <i>The Purge</i>), it&#39;s a good time to be Ethan Hawke, and he&#39;s celebrating with a whispy comb mustache. Obviously, the two are connected.nonadultAh, our wise and eminently lovable Tom Hanks. His is a mustache that just sings us to sleep, an old school stretch across his lip in stark black tone. Of course it makes us feel so safe; Hanks grew it to play Walt Disney in the upcoming movie <i>Saving Mr. Banks</i>.nonadultYou remember this face and labial slug from <i>Reno 911</i>, and know that he&#39;s been wearing it with pride ever since, riding it to an accomplished screenwriting career. Just goes to show that you can carve a place in this world with a stache from the beginning.nonadultA chameleon of an actor, always understated in public, sometimes to the point of whispering. That mustache indicates a higher knowledge and deep classiness.nonadultWant to shack up with the most powerful woman in the world? Get growing.nonadultThis man is proof that if you work at something long enough, accrue a wealth of life experience and knowledge, plus have a lot of friends willing to talk to you in your garage, you can become a success. His mustache was there every step of the way. Respect.nonadultAnother example of persistence paying off. Millions called for its return, demanded, screamed, petitioned, tweeted, blogged &mdash; and finally, <i>Arrested Development</i> came back. Funke will not abandon the mustache, and the mustache will not abandon him. Remember that.nonadultThe man has been sporting this thick caterpillar for decades, and it has become central to his identity. An identity that sternly warns people not to even think about causing trouble. This is an authoritative stache, and we should all strive to reach that level of power.nonadultYou are perfect, Peter. Suave and able to wear a 1970&#39;s suit without looking like a clown, this mustache just adds to your cool. If you want to be cool like Peter, grow a mustache.nonadultAwesome Video Of Star Wars Karaoke Feat. Patton Oswalt And Billy Dee Williamshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/awesome-video-of-star-wars-karaoke-feat-patton-oswald-and-bi
Lando Calrissian hits up karaoke night at Mos Eisley Cantina to perform an amazing rendition of Coconut Records’ “West Coast.” Check out the cameos by: Jason Schwartzman, Carrie Keagan, and Chris Hardwick (as Han Solo of course).
]]>Brian Galindohttp://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/awesome-video-of-star-wars-karaoke-feat-patton-oswald-and-biThu, 11 Jul 2013 02:00:06 -0400<b>Lando Calrissian hits up karaoke night at Mos Eisley Cantina to perform an amazing rendition of Coconut Records&rsquo; &ldquo;West Coast.&rdquo;</b> Check out the cameos by: Jason Schwartzman, Carrie Keagan, and Chris Hardwick (as Han Solo of course).briangalindononadult15 Photos From Nevernude Day At Bluth's Frozen Banana Standhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/15-photos-from-nevernude-day-at-bluths-frozen-banana-stand
Today was the final day of the New York City Bluth’s Original Frozen Banana Stand. To celebrate they asked fans to come as Nevernudes.

This guy in the maroon shirt gave it a good effort too, very nice, short cut on those jorts.

It looks like this girl is maybe wearing some kind of jorts, so she gets a pass.

]]>Ryan Broderickhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/15-photos-from-nevernude-day-at-bluths-frozen-banana-standThu, 16 May 2013 15:23:57 -0400<b>Today was the final day of the New York City Bluth&#39;s Original Frozen Banana Stand.</b> To celebrate they asked fans to come as Nevernudes.ryanhatesthisnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultnonadult<p><img src="http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/3609493728/61e0d3fe1508a7d829eef1d915e3d3d4_normal.png"></p><p class="full_user_name">Urban Outfitters</p><p class="user_name">@UrbanOutfitters</p><p class="tweet_text">"There are dozens of us!" #ad2013 #adworldtour #nyc #nevernude #urbanoutfitters https://t.co/oXehwaEfN1</p><p class="tweet_media"></p>nonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultThis Week On "Parks And Rec": Dong Swansonhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kmallikarjuna/this-week-on-parks-and-rec-dong-swanson
And 16 other delightfully weird revelations about Pawnee. Like Jason Schwartzman in the role he was born to play.

Jean Ralphio has a sister.

Mona Lisa, played by Jenny Slate, is a nympho, pyro, klepto who sings and is easily seduced by Tom. But hard pass on Jerry.

And has a song to herald her arrivals and departures.

Ben's face though, omfg.

"Lights, Camera, Perd"

"Which is why I give E.T. 1 1/2 stars." This is how you do performance art.

Pawnee still has a video rental store - and it's art house only.

]]>Krutika Mallikarjunahttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kmallikarjuna/this-week-on-parks-and-rec-dong-swansonFri, 15 Mar 2013 14:44:09 -0400<b>And 16 other delightfully weird revelations about Pawnee.</b> Like Jason Schwartzman in the role he was born to play.kmallikarjunanonadultExclusive Look At Roman Coppola's "A Glimpse In The Mind Of Charles Swan III"http://www.buzzfeed.com/richardrushfield/exclusive-look-at-roman-coppolas-a-glimpse-in-th
Four “cinemagraphs” provide a peek into the new comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Bill Murray.

Roman Coppola's new comedy, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, which opens on February 8th (but is already available for VOD) has the signs of buzzability written all over it. The film stars Charlie Sheen, in his first film role since the unfortunate events. Playing the title character, the part of a man caught in a "downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection" is perhaps not such a stretch for one of Tigerblood. The movie also features indie icons Bill Murray and Jason Schwarztman and Patricia Arquette as the Sheen's friends and confidants.

Below are four "cinemagraphs" available exclusively on BuzzFeed, featuring glimpses into Charles Swan III's apparently troubled very mind.

1. Charles Swan III's Fantasies

Women from the mind of Charles Swan III.

2. The World is Crawling Past

3. Pills

]]>Richard Rushfieldhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/richardrushfield/exclusive-look-at-roman-coppolas-a-glimpse-in-thMon, 14 Jan 2013 22:23:50 -0500<b>Four "cinemagraphs" provide a peek into the new comedy starring Charlie Sheen and Bill Murray.</b>richardrushfieldnonadultRoman Coppola's new comedy, <i>A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III</i>, which opens on February 8th (but is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/charles-swan/id583340238">already available for VOD</a>) has the signs of buzzability written all over it. The film stars Charlie Sheen, in his first film role since the unfortunate events. Playing the title character, the part of a man caught in a "downward spiral of doubt, confusion and reflection" is perhaps not such a stretch for one of Tigerblood. The movie also features indie icons Bill Murray and Jason Schwarztman and Patricia Arquette as the Sheen&#39;s friends and confidants.
Below are four "cinemagraphs" available exclusively on BuzzFeed, featuring glimpses into Charles Swan III&#39;s apparently troubled very mind.nonadultWomen from the mind of Charles Swan III.nonadultCharlie Sheen (as Charles Swan III) and Patricia Arquette (as his sister, Izzy).nonadultCharlie Sheen and Jason Schwartzman (as his friend Kirby).nonadultCharlie Sheen as Charles Swan III wants to set the world on fire.
<i>Cinemagraphs courtesy of A24 Films</i>nonadultJason Schwartzman Visits "Sesame Street" To Host "Cast Iron Cook"http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/jason-schwartzman-visits-sesame-street-to-host-ca

That’s a pretty great name for an “Iron Chef” parody. Also, how can anyone not love “Sesame Street”? Easy. By not having a soul. That’s how.

]]>Jack Moorehttp://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/jason-schwartzman-visits-sesame-street-to-host-caThu, 17 Nov 2011 10:47:08 -0500<b>That&#39;s a pretty great name for an "Iron Chef" parody.</b> Also, how can anyone not love "Sesame Street"? Easy. By not having a soul. That&#39;s how.jpmoorenonadultJason Schwartzman Naked For The New Yorkerhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/jason-schwartzman-naked-for-the-new-yorker

Technically this is about the New Yorker’s new iPad app, but really it is about Jason Schwartzman being charming.

]]>Amanda Dobbinshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/jason-schwartzman-naked-for-the-new-yorkerTue, 28 Sep 2010 16:47:37 -0400Technically this is about the New Yorker&#39;s new iPad app, but really it is about Jason Schwartzman being charming.akdobbinsadultZach Galifianakis Crashes 'Scott Pilgrim' Interviewhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/thezaz/zach-galifianakis-crashes-scott-pilgrim-eud

]]>Amanda Dobbinshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/jason-schwartzman-and-michael-cera-do-the-weatherTue, 10 Aug 2010 13:02:02 -0400<b>Twee/Indie/whatever word you&#39;re using to mock charming people these days Alert.</b> I would never have left Atlanta if Jason Schwartzman were reading my weather every morning.akdobbinsnonadult'Bored To Death' Premiere On Amazonhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bored-to-death-premiere-on-amazon

The first episode of HBO’s pseudo-detective show is streaming for free on Amazon.

]]>Amanda Dobbinshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/bored-to-death-premiere-on-amazonWed, 16 Sep 2009 17:43:23 -0400The first episode of HBO&#39;s pseudo-detective show is streaming for free on Amazon.akdobbinsnonadultBored To Deathhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/bored-to-death

Written by Jonathan Ames and starring Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis — with Kirsten Wiig, Parker Posey, Ted Danson and likely a slew of others — Bored To Death is HBO’s fall hope for a new hit.